Azerbaijan - Israel relations

Israel's imports of Azerbaijani oil via Turkey jump despite Ankara's trade ban

The figures are the latest example of Israel continuing trade with businesses in countries where governments condemn its reported actions in Gaza.

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Demonstrators, including members of the Armenian community, protest against Israeli policy over arms sales to Azerbaijan, outside Israel's foreign ministry in Jerusalem October 22, 2020.

US Armenian lobby strives to derail Yerevan’s attempts to reconcile with Jerusalem

Azerbaijan’s economy minister visits Israel, deepens bilateral cooperation

Azerbaijan’s economy minister visits Israel to deepen bilateral cooperation

AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENT Ilham Aliyev addresses the UN General Assembly in September. ‘There were a few close friends who stood by our side during the difficult years; Israel was one of them,’ says the writer.

Azerbaijan won’t forget how Israel stood by its side - opinion


Israel’s alliance with Azerbaijan is a Faustian bargain we should reconsider - opinion

Over 120,000 Armenians were forcibly displaced from their ancestral lands in just a matter of days, with reports of civilians being harassed, starved, and intimidated into leaving.

AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENT Ilham Aliyev is flanked by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month. Under Aliyev, Azerbaijan stands as one of the most despotic regimes in the world, the writer argues.

Israel and Jews need Azerbaijan - opinion

As Azerbaijan celebrates its liberation and rebuilds from decades of occupation, its unwavering friendship with Israel shines as a beacon of mutual respect.

 Azerbaijan & Israel Cooperation

Israel becomes Azerbaijan’s leading oil customer with $300 million imported in January

As Azerbaijan addresses its own geopolitical conflict with Armenia, ties with Israel continue to improve – despite international pressure on both countries.

 Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev met with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog at the Munich Security Conference in February 2024.

Former Armenian military and gov't official: I will help Hamas kill Jews

Armenia is the most saturated with antisemitism among the post-Soviet countries, with anti-Jewish sentiments shared by 58% of its population, according to the ADL.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greets reservists at the Defence Ministry's base before their departure for the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan, Armenia, October 16, 2020.

Innovation in the stars: Israel, Azerbaijan pen historic space agreement

The agreement was signed at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held this year in Baku. 

 Israel Space Agency Director Uri Oron and Chairman of the Board at Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Amaddin Asadov sign an agreement to collaborate on space in Baku on October 4, 2023.

Israel's IAI agrees sale of advanced satellites to Azerbaijan

The satellites are uniquely advanced, having better than 0.5 meter native resolution and a long life span with high imaging performance.

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Israeli weapons are killing peaceful civilians, Armenian envoy tells 'Post'

In an exclusive interview, ambassador Arman Akopian describes the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh from his country's perspective.

 Armenian Ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian

'Azerbaijan not forcing anyone to leave:' Azeri envoy talks Nagorno-Karabakh

In an exclusive interview with the Jerusalem Post, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, discusses how Baku views its current situation.

Azerbaijani Ambassador Designate to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov.

Jewish community in Azerbaijan stands strong amid regional security concerns

In areas outside Baku, which have been affected by military operations, painstaking efforts are underway to restore what was destroyed during decades of conflict.

 The children of the Azerbaijan Jewish community

Azerbaijan rejects Armenian accusation of military build-up

Russia has maintained peacekeepers in the region since a 2020 war in which Azerbaijan seized back significant amounts of territory it had lost to Armenian forces in the 1990s.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of the delegation attend a meeting to defuse tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Moscow, Russia, May 19, 2023.